truthfulness

noun

as in integrity
devotion to telling the truth because I privately questioned the truthfulness of the seller, I had an independent mechanic check out the vehicle before I agreed to purchase it

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Recent Examples of truthfulness Asked to fill a tip form with an example, the model wrote what a tip typically sounds like, with no regard for the truthfulness of its content. — Anat Lior, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 There is an emphatic truthfulness to the story and the performances that anchor it, which is both refreshing and innovative. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026 Some people thought the character was too much, but Danica managed to make her just that without losing the truthfulness, and the ending wouldn’t have worked without that. — Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truthfulness
  1. integrity
  2. honesty
  3. sincerity
  4. reliability
Noun
  • The Justice Department aims to send poll monitors to all 50 states in the 2026 midterms, marking an ambitious expansion of a longstanding federal initiative aimed at ensuring election integrity.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But when the firmware itself is compromised, the source and integrity of the update become especially important.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of integrity
Noun
  • Listen to their thoughts, then speak with hope, honesty and kindness.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The genre will continue to preserve the emotional honesty of its lyrics, which have traditionally focused on love.
    — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of honesty
Noun
  • The show sought to expand norms of representation—a project whose sincerity all but courts the cringeworthy—with artists hell-bent on deconstructing the drive for beauty, including Orlan, Sara Cwynar, Juno Calypso, and Haley Morris-Cafiero.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Still, the sincerity matters, and so does the achievement of realizing something this strange with such conviction.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • Confidence must reflect reliability, while latency and cost must support continuous use.
    — Maria Zhang, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Sanchez pressed Donnelly on the reliability of the list and the government’s sources for its information.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of reliability

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“Truthfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truthfulness. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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